Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-04-06


cine Lodge.
Ira +. Cole has moved with his fam
lily to IIazelton.
o. G. Ewart was in Kansas City Sat
urday and Sunday.
A suit of clothes for S. at Sandiford,
Youmans s. Eldreds.
a carload Of seed potatoes at Currie
Il Schmidt's this week. 40
Auntie Price was the first woman to
vote last Monday in this city.
Pearson q Co. have several irst-class
farms i'll this county for rent. 80
Early seed potatoes-a carload lot
received this week by Standiford, You
mans q Eldred. Al
Ben. DePui and Neff McClearey are
In charge of the new store-at Hayden
" Lytle's old stand.
DIR. Moore now has his Office on the
east side of Main street, near Upde-
graft & Smiths drug store.
Easter services will be held at the NJ.
I Ass NhhANh Will SCI
mon by the pastor, Rev. Sanderson.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the NJ. E.
church Will meet with Mrs. s. Z. Coan,
on Friday afternoon, at the usual hour.
The understanding is that every wo-
man who voted last Monday will be
called on IN a short time for her poll
tax of 50.
Parties desiring Bronze Turkey eggs,
for SO per setting, should send orders
at once to b. F. Witherspoon, Medi-
cine Lodge, Kansas. A
County Attorney Jones was conspic-
uous by his absence from the streets on
election day, though he was one of the
fathers of the Peoples ticket.
The Farmers mill is now owned by
Hitchcock Il uorsfall, the latter part
ner being young man who recently
came here from New York state.
Mrs. J. w. Hamilton. sister of John
and Grant Fleming, of this city, died
at Winfield last Wednesday. Her
brothers were notified and went oyer
| from here,
Odd Fellows day will be April 26th.
We understand that the order i'm this
city will have celebration and that
the HazeltOn band will be here to fur
nish the music.
l.. +. Pearson 4 Co. are arranging a
new record of city real estate sales and
mercantile, real estate and live stock
exchanges. Enter your property in
| their records early. AZ
An old Kansas weather prophet says
! that he has watched the seasons since
1854 and has noticed that dry March
is invariably followed by wet spring
and summer. Let us hope he is right.
Peter Hoover, who ranches south
west of here, on Cedar creek, is prepar-
ing TO prosecute certain persons who
have been logging his cattle. lie was
in town last week and took legal advice,
which he will follow.
Tuck q Slyter's show did not get here
last week as it annouced it would, and
perhaps the public is just as we'll off.
II is said TO be "snide" affair through.
cut, aud had that been the case, tie
troupe would have been compelled to
walk out of town Our people want the
best or nothing.
y. J.. Noble on Monday traded for
the Iaber house in the north part Of
town, the most elegant residence i'm
/ this city, built last year. The consid-
Grafton WAS $500. In the trade, Mr..
Tabcr secured Mr.. Mobiles Cherry
street property aud several lots in the
north end of town.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK is MA
KING FARM LOANS ON BETTER TERMS
FOR THE BORROWER THAN CAN BE OF
FERED ELSEWHERE. ALL INTEREST
Is PAYABLE At THEIR OFFICE, THUS
SAVING EXPENSE OF RENTING THE
MONEY. CONSULT YOUR OWN INTEREST
BY CALLING on THEM BEFORE CON
TRACING FOR A LOAN ON YOUR FARM.
A letter from Frank McAlister an
nouces that he and l. Bar johnson are
at MatamOras, Old Mexico. looking for
horses to drive to Kansas. They are
having varied experience, and lots of
fun. Frank says the incest man he
has met in that country is half negro,
who speaks English or Mexican with
ease. lie says that horses are high and
cattle very low, beeves bringing from
80 to $40. lie thinks that he will drive
a big bunch Of horses to Kansas.
Clark County Clipper: THE farm
ers Of Barber county are getting rea dy
to plant quite large area OF cotton
this year. We would like TO see our
farmers do likewise. Messrs. Hardy and
burst, of Medicine Lodge, advertise
the best fresh seed for sale at so cents
per bushel. Last year Mr.. q. Harrison.
near Vesta, raised fine quality. and
what promised good Weld of number
Que cotton, and we would like to see
many others try it this year. Send for
your seed at once, and try it."
The Law of Happiness" will be the
subject Matilda Fletcher will lecture
on IN this city Wednesday evening,
April 18th, under the auspices of the
Young Ladies Christian Temperance
Union, of this city. This lady comes
with the most enthusiastic recommend
alton from every point she has ever lee
tured. Such papers as the New York
Times and Herald, the Utica Observer,
the Cincinnati Commercial, and Cleve-
land Leader are profuse in their praise
Of Matilda Fletcher. She should have
a good audience in this city.
The Medicine Lodge Savings, Loan
and Building association has two new